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Just because you're paranoid/doesn't mean they're not after you.

That's not really fair. The people who run corporations have a fiduciary responsibility. (There are of course caveats, and we can argue all day over whether or not SOPA is unconstitutional or otherwise illegal, but you get the point.)

If you are a movie studio, SOPA is a great idea for your bottom line.

I don't think it's fair to call everyone who is in favor of SOPA either evil or stupid, even if SOPA itself is both. I can understand why YC wouldn't want them around, but I can't necessarily say they wouldn't be good investors.

Good Times RIP never did happen. Within a few months of that presentation people started wondering whether or not we were in a startup bubble.

As a merchant account provider PayPal has lots of competition.

PayPal will re-evaluate your rolling reserve periodically. Assuming steady volume and low charge backs they will lower it.

Rolling reserves are not uncommon for merchant accounts. PayPal didn't event them. 30% is on the high side but if PayPal feels the merchant is risky they should have the right to ask for it. There are other merchant accounts out there this guy can use.

I get a blank page when I click that link, so maybe a better publish button is in order.

For my Epic 4g I was able to buy 2 batteries and a charger for less than $8 on Amazon. The charger even has a USB port on the bottom so you can charge an external battery and your phone at the same time. I find it not too inconvenient to just keep a couple backup batteries around at all times.

I don't get this one. I would assume that you'd have to be extremely wealthy to be Steve Jobs's neighbor. As a result you'd think bumping into other extremely wealthy, successful people would be routine.

Tablet apps are generally not consumable, books are. I use maybe 5 apps on my iPad that weren't free and I keep using them. If I only purchased 5 books on my Kindle it would have become worthless to me after about 2 months.

Yeah I'm certainly not suggesting there's no demand for this now. I just think the demand will shrink over time. I don't think I'd want to try to build a long term business in a market that will certainly shrink.

I feel like selling printed photos is a lot like selling CDs. You know at some point nobody will ever use these anymore. You don't know when, exactly, and they'll probably outlast the CD, but I personally already get annoyed when someone gives me a non-digital version of a photo. If I like it enough I scan it and throw it out, if I don't I just trash it directly.

Every day a bunch of people who want printed photos die, and a bunch of people who will never want one are born. That's not a good spot to be in for the long term.

They don't make money because they compete on fares, which is because that's all most people care about. Those who care about luxury just fly first, but that's a small percent of the market. Even most people in first got there via free upgrades.

After deregulation, especially in the advent of low cost regional carriers, there have simply been too many airlines. Bankruptcies and consolidation are going to take care of that very soon. This happens all the time in new industries (and the airline industry is effectively new since deregulation reshaped it so much).

Yeah. There are two possible scenarios.

1) Everyone who has run an airline for 30 years is an idiot. It never occurred to them that people would pay more for better service, even though they all went to prestigious b-schools. The author of this blog post is a genius.

2) The author of this blog post has no idea about the myriad of government regulations and economic realities of the airline industry.

If I'm ever arrogant enough to assume #1, shoot me.

This guy has apparently never heard of first class. You pay $200 extra, just like he suggested, and you get every perk he suggested that isn't impossible due to government regulation. They'll give you more legroom, better food (and you don't have to pay for it), and even load your carryon for you.